Education
Local Schools
Schools in the Wyndham area.
Universities and TAFEs in the Melbourne area & Victoria.
Dates: School Terms
Public Holidays
Daylight Savings Dates
Schools Online
Victorian Government & Non-Government Schools
Study & Homework Help
Study help for students from prep to VCE.
Need some homework help? or a safe, friendly & comfortable environment to study.
Youth Transitions
Western Local Community Partnership WLCP
Youth Transition Support Initiative
Education, Training & Employment Support
Western Local Community Partnership
(Western LCP) provides careers and transitions support to young people in Melbourne’s Western Region.
Community West - Deer Park
Community Adult Education
Connectus
Connectus is an initiative of the Premier's Drug Prevention Council and is a unique prevention and early intervention program that offers employment, education and training opportunities to young people 16-20 years of age who are disengaged from education. The program is part of the Premiers Drug Prevention Strategy aimed at preventing problematic drug and alcohol use through the provision of employment, education and training opportunities.
To minimise risk taking behaviour in young people 16 - 20 years of age who are disengaging from education, by providing access to employment, education and training opportunities and support from the business, community and employment sectors.
Create
CREATE Youth provides accredited training for young people aged 16 to 19 years who are not enrolled in school. Young people improve their educational and employment opportunities by gaining an accredited qualification in the Certificate in General Education for Adults.
Create Disability Support Services
Disability Support Services at CREATE support people with a disability to achieve successful participation in their community.
Spiritwest Services
SpiritWest Services (SWS) is the education, training and community development division of the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
The Visy Cares Link Centre
Tel: 9369 8026
The Visy Cares Link Centre, located in Laverton, is a transition centre. They are exclusively focused on the needs of local young people between 11 and 13.5 years of age and who are not attending either years 7 or 8 of secondary schooling.
Western Metropolitan Region Youth Services
This directory was compiled by Western Local Community Partnership (WLCP) with the support of Youth Services across the region.
It is intended that the directory will provide information about the people and services in the Brimbank, Melton, Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham area that can help students at risk of exiting school early so that they continue studying at school or connect to further training and employment options.
WRICA Inc
WRICA Inc. was established in 1998 to provide a forum for up to date information on careers, courses, training, employment and industry, for career practitioners in the local government areas of Wyndham and Hobsons Bay.
Youth Pathways
Assists young people between the ages of 13-19 who are most ‘at risk’ of not making a successful transition to reach their full potential by keeping participants engaged or re- engaging them into education and further education and training pathways.
WynBay
Local Learning & Employment Network
Hand Brake Turn
Hand Brake Turn is about giving disadvantaged young people a real opportunity to get their lives on track and carve out a successful pathway for the future.
Australian Institute of Sport - AIS
Australian Libraries Gateway
Access to the collections and services of more than 4500 libraries throughout Australia and their web sites, to Australia's cultural heritage via on-line exhibitions, events, image collections, and oral histories etc.
Australian Schools on the Internet
Department of Education, Science and Training
Australian Government's Department of Education Science and Training (DEST).
Education Foundation
Building Australia's future, supporting our children's education. 'The role of the Education Foundation is to act as a social conscience for the nation. It has used its resources astutely to hold up a mirror to the educators of Australia at national and state level … its distinctive competence is to be original and to harness the support of community leaders and the community. The keynote is innovation.'
Homework Help - Math and Reading Help
Your guide to math, reading, homework help, tutoring and earning a high school diploma. A directory of educational games, articles, and homework help for children and their parents.
National Institute of Dramatic Art - NIDA
National Training Information Service
Skills Victoria
The Skills Victoria website provides information on education and training options to the community including apprentices, trainees, students, teachers, trainers, businesses and employers.
Primary School.com
Free Primary School Lesson Plans & Education Resources
The School Focused Youth Service - SFYS
The School Focused Youth Service is a joint initiative between the Department of Education and Training (DE&T) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) and complements the increase in support provided to schools in response to the recommendations of the Suicide Prevention Taskforce.
Short Courses Victoria
Short Courses Victoria allows you to search for the course you want, and find a course provider that is conveniently located near your home or work. With thousands of short courses listed, the site will give you a brief overview of the course as well as the contact details necessary to find out more.
VCAL, VCE & Beyond
Loads of information about VCE subjects, choosing, studying & support and then, what to do after you get your VCE - Career & Education Choices.
VCAL
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning.
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a hands-on option for students in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL gives you practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCAL is an accredited secondary certificate.
VTAC
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
The Victorian College for the Arts - VCA
Victoria Curriculum Assessment Authority
Responsible for the provision of high quality curriculum and assessment programs for all students in Victoria.
Victorian Education Channel
This is a Government Channel providing enhanced public access and discovery of educational resources for students of all ages, teachers, parents and the wider community.
Victorian Institute of Sport - VIS
Youth Central
Studying & Training
Linking Languages & Literacy
This brochure highlights the positive contribution that the study of languages makes to children's development of literacy skills in English. It addresses many of the questions often asked by parents in this regard. The development of the brochure was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools (NALSAS) Strategy.
Parents Victoria
Parents Victoria provides parents with an opportunity to voice their perspective on education to State and Federal Governments, Educational Institutions, the community and the media. PV also provides information for parents, advice and support for establishing groups and clubs, and holds seminars and conferences.
Links to other web sites or information sources are provided as a courtesy, however we cannot vouch for or take responsibility for the information contained in any links.
Contact Youth Services on 9742 8155 or
email: mail@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday - 9am - 6pm
(excluding public holidays)
